Dr. Shanglei Liu, MD

Dr. Liu practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Liu's NPI, 1043558653, was assigned on January 17, 2013. Dr. Liu graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Liu's California license number on file is A128073.

Dr. Liu's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Liu's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Liu is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Liu practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Liu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Liu is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Liu's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal obstruction and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Liu treats.

CMS data shows 116 Medicare services from Dr. Liu across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 120 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,664 for them.

CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Liu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Liu's median patient age at 54, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Liu wrote 117 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 73 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $510,146 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 49 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Liu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Liu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Liu as offering telehealth. CMS counts 11 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Liu, more than 41% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Liu, published from 2009 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Rectal Neoplasms, Rectum and Anal Canal. Dr. Liu has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Liu's most frequent co-authors are Samuel G. Eisenstein, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD and Santiago Horgan.

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Liu from 11 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $2,173.

Dr. Liu graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Liu is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.